Joseph T. Defoto, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Joseph T. Defoto, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1033149711, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California A63218, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Defoto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A63218 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9201 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069
- Phone
- (310) 550-1010
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 550-0650
- Medicaid ID
- 00A632180 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090806000192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9201 W Sunset Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph T. Defoto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,589 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Biktarvy212 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate114 claims
- Losartan Potassium111 claims
- Bupropion Xl109 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium101 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,665.59
140 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Anthony Martin Mills M D A Medical CorporationWest Hollywood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph T. Defoto, MD's NPI number?
Joseph T. Defoto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033149711, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Defoto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9201 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90069. Phone: (310) 550-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Defoto, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A63218, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph T. Defoto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Defoto, MD had 3,589 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.